Dread meaning

What does “dread” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dread” is a noun, verb and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: fearful expectation or anticipation.

dread

noun

fearful expectation or anticipation
“the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”
Synonymsapprehension apprehensiveness

verb

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
“I fear the winters in Moscow”
“We should not fear the Communists!”
Synonymsfear

adjective

causing fear or dread or terror
“the awful war”
“an awful risk”
Synonymsawful dire direful dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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